CA suspends Hukuntsi tender
| Monday June 9, 2014 18:22
In a statement, CA’s director of communications and advocacy, Gideon Nkala said that the suspension comes in the wake of allegations of bid rigging on the tender.
“After conducting preliminary inquiries, the Authority is of the view that there are evident contraventions of the Compe tition Act, in particular- bid rigging and other improprieties in the award of the tender. The Competition Authority is joined by its MoU partner DCEC in unearthing relevant information, as the improprieties found fall within the DCEC mandate. As a consequence the execution of the tender has since been suspended pending further steps to be advised by the Competition Authority on the matter,” he said.
In 2012, the CA, DCEC and Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) signed an MOU aimed at facilitating cooperation against bid rigging and collusive tendering.
Under the MoU, the three organisations cooperate and assist each other through information sharing to facilitate investigations, collaborate on research and analysis, as well as joint training and advocacy programmes.